Good morning from the crew of Midwatch! Having a fantastic passage so far. Just running straight down wind with light winds and calm seas. Temps are low 70's during the day and low 60's at night. No seasickness to report.
Just had a huge breakfast of bacon and eggs and cinnamon muffins and then we set
the fishing lines. There is room in the fridge now because we tore into the big
head of cabbage that was blocking us. Reminds me of the broccoli that Dad and I
sent floating on the first transatlantic. This time we are eating it, though I
can't explain why.
We aren't getting much power from our wind generator so we are running the
portable generator today to recharge the batteries. We will run this when we
can in preference to the main boat engine to preserve diesel fuel.
We have developed a nice system for washing dishes in salt water out on the
deck.
Mark gets a big award for being the first crew person in the history of sailing
to VOLUNTEER to empty the pee bucket.
Kim and I had to do a repair on a block for big blue (big reaching sail) last
night when we lost a shackle pin.
Anna is doing a sunset watch every evening. I had the pleasure of sharing this
watch with her last night. Lots of stars and a sliver of a moon that we will
watch build to fullness over the next couple of weeks. We are running 3 hour
watches around the clock which means our schedule is different each day so Anna
will share with Mark, Kim, and myself on a periodic basis.
Yesterday afternoon Finn and I watched the new Star Trek movie that Mark
smuggled into the Canaries for Finn. Finn loved the movie. No one else dared
watch for fear of seasickness. If we didn't let Finn watch it he was going to
burst....he didn't burst.
Current Position:
Current Position:
11:30 UTC
25 Degrees 57.105 N
018 Degrees 42.850 W
Course 250 Degrees True
Speed 5 kts
Sailing Genoa and Big Blue
Dead downwind run
Best to everyone, Bob, Kim, Anna, Finn and Mark
Best to everyone, Bob, Kim, Anna, Finn and Mark
LOL.
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